Pumpkin Halloween Cookies Your Kids Will Love

Christmas isn’t the only holiday that can have fun cookies to decorate and eat. Growing up my mother always made pumpkin Halloween cookies for us to decorate at Halloween time and these cookies are always a huge hit with kids. A couple years ago I did a long term substitute teaching job, and I brought these in for the kids to decorate for the Halloween party. They went crazy for them! The best part? These cookies are a great way to get you kids to eat some veggies because they actually contain pumpkin! Nick has gotten really picky about veggies, but he is more than happy to eat a pumpkin cookie. Sometimes he tries to be sneaky though by eating everything off the top of a cookie and then asking for another one, but he’s found that doesn’t fly with Mommy!

Tips for Making Pumpkin Halloween Cookies

These pumpkin Halloween cookies truly are yummy, and not too difficult to make. When you go to get them ready to bake make sure you put the batter into a pumpkin shape (round with a point at the top). They will change some when you bake them, so don’t spend forever trying to make them perfect. Make them big enough too. These aren’t tiny cookies! Honestly decorating them is what takes the longest, so make sure you have the family help with that part. It will really save you time! To decorate make the parts of a pumpkin face with peanut butter or colored frosting (the cans with the spouts on top work the best). I only had orange frosting in the house, but you could get green as well. It’s great for decorating the top of the pumpkin. Once you’ve made the face you can add yummy things like chocolate chips, M&Ms, and raisins. Get creative and have fun! Make sure when you store the cookies that you separate the layers with wax/parchment paper because the frosting won’t dry. If you do one with just frosting make sure that’s on the top of the pile!

How to Modify Pumpkin Halloween Cookies for Food Allergies

One thing I love about these cookies is that you can easily modify the recipe if your family has a food allergy to some of the ingredients. If you have someone that can’t eat eggs then cut it out and put in a cup of applesauce in its place. If you have someone with a peanut allergy then just use the colored frosting to decorate with. There is no milk in the cookie, so no worries for those with a milk allergy.

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